Steel Market Production Increases – ArcelorMittal has restarted the 3.5 mtpy blast furnace No. 1 at its 7.5 mtpy Tubarao facility in Brazil.

Steel Market Production Cuts – Following a pattern that has been in effect since 2010, most of Italy’s longs producers are idling their facilities for 2 to 4 weeks during the holiday season. This includes rebar producers Feralpi, Calvisano, Ferriere Nord, and Alfa, as well as sections producer Stefana and merchant bar producer Beltrame.

Steel Market Production Increases – Chinese longs producer Tianjin has successfully completed the testing phase of the continuous caster and wire rod line at the recently relocated N0. 3 Steel Rolling Mill.

Sources: Steel Business Briefing, SteelOrbis